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Making Magic

From The Magic School Bus Rides Again · 2018

Making Magic
24 min2nd3rd4th5thScience
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Summary

The class studies the sun and its power over life on Earth. They learn how the sun gives us light, heat, and energy for living things.

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Discussion questions

Discussion

The class studies the sun and its power over life on Earth.

  1. Why is the sun so important to life on Earth?
  2. What would happen without the sun's light and heat?
  3. How do plants use energy from the sun?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: sun, energy, light.

Try it: List three ways the sun's energy helps living things every day.